Child Care Worker

Children's Home & Aid; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven team dedicated to creating an equitable world for children and families. As a Child Care Worker, you will play a vital role in the Crisis Nursery program, ensuring the safety and well-being of children from birth to six years old. Your responsibilities will include providing general care, working closely with parents, and connecting families with necessary resources. This full-time position offers a supportive environment where you can grow your career while making a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about helping families thrive, we encourage you to apply and be part of a team that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Student Loan Forgiveness

Development and Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, preferably ages birth to seven.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Crisis Nursery program ensuring safety and wellbeing of children.
• Work closely with parents to assess family needs and make service referrals.

Skills

Childcare

Communication Skills

Crisis Management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree in Child Development

Tools

CPR Certification

First Aid Certification

Job description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Child Care Worker implements the Crisis Nursery program to ensure the safety, wellbeing, basic needs and general care of children ages birth thru six years attending the Crisis Nursery programming. The Child Care Worker for the Crisis Nursery also works closely with the parents of the children to assess immediate family needs, make referrals for services and identify community resources that may reduce stressors impacting their ability to care for their child(ren).

Candidate qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or GED (required).
• You are 21 years of age or older.
• One year of experience working with children, preferably birth to seven years required.
• An Associate's Degree, Child Development Accreditation Certificate, or coursework in child development, early childhood education, or childcare preferred.
• Are able to secure and maintain a valid CPR and First Aid certification.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Job details:

• Compensation: Hourly: Range is between $15.45-$17.38 per hour, offers are commensurate with experience. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
• Location: Mother House Crisis Nursery - 424 7th St, Rockford, IL 61104
• Schedule: Full-time; Hourly; We are hiring one FT CCW to work Sun-Thurs 11p-7a, one FT CCW to work Mon-Fri 3p-11p and one FT CCW to work Mon-Fri 7a-3p.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Where you work matters.

We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together.

We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today.

Click here to review our agency’s Blueprint for Impact.

Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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